Grayson Pipher, a CMU student and the daughter of wrestling coach Chuck Pipher paints a mural in the wrestling room at CMU.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

CMU coach Chuck Pipher, standing on left on the first day of wrestling.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

CMU Volleyball hitter Christian Otzen with a kill.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Christian Otzen an outside hitter for the CMU Volleyball team with her mother Danette Otzen from Flagstaff, AZ.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Fruita Monument running back Vince Grasso carries the ball during a recent game against Eaglecrest High School at Stocker Stadium. Fruita will play Montrose this Friday.

Photo by William Woody

Photo by William Woody—Montrose High School’s Angelo Youngren dives for a touchdown in the third quarter against Monarch at MHS Friday evening Sept. 28, 2012 at Montrose. It was Youngren’s first of two touchdowns in the game. Fruita will play Montrose this Friday.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

No.23, Taylor Head from Central HS hits a winner over the block of the defense from Grand Junction HS.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Grand Junction High School No. 2 singles tennis player Jacob Lapkin.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Grand Junction high School No.1 singles tennis player Spencer Weinberg.

Photo by Staff

Scotty’s Muffler owner Rodney Snider poses with his Wally Trophy after winning the King of the Track title on Saturday at Western Colorado Dragway. Snider defeated seven class champions to claim the title in his 1963 Corvette Roadster. In addition to the Wally Trophy, Snider also won a tool box filled with $1,000 worth of tools donated by Snap-On tools.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Grand Junction Rockies GM Tim Ray with manager Tony Diaz. Ray was named the Pioneer League’s Executive of the Year on Monday.

Photo by Dave Buchanan

An angler tries his luck on the upper Colorado River. The fishing in the river upstream of Dotsero should improve with a plan from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to stock several thousand rainbow trout to replace fish killed by silt and debris earlier this year.

Photo by Dave Buchanan

Winter means you’ll see more waterfowl and fewer people at Highline Lake State Park, as in this photo from last winter. The lake closed Monday to boating, allowing migrating waterfowl a quiet rest spot, one that lasts well after the lake freezes.

Photo by Special to the Sentinel

U.S. Paralympic hopeful Chris Jefferson of Grand Junction competes in the GS during the first day of the Disabled Sports USA race last December at Copper Mountain. Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Special to the Sentinel

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Grand Junction starting softball pitcher Elisha Jahnke.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Fruita’s starting softball pitcher Mallory Paulson.

Photo by William Woody

Palisade’s Skyler Miller hits his approach to the 11th hole at the Links at Cobble Creek during first-round action of the 4A boys state golf championship on Oct. 1.

Grand Junction High School sophomore Donny Kinnaman watches a tee shot during the second round of the CHSAA Class 5A state golf tournament on Oct. 2 at The Club at Rolling Hills in Golden. Kinnaman, who led after the first round, finished fourth with a two-day score of 72-75—147, two strokes behind the winner. PHOTO by Jonathan Castner/Special to The Sentinel

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

More then 1,800 riders took part in the Tour of the Moon bike tour over Colorado National Monument Saturday morning.